Once upon a time, General Motors decided it wanted to compete with established compact performance cars like the VW Golf GTI and Mazdaspeed3 – resulting in the impressively powerful and fun-to-drive Chevy Cobalt SS. The automaker has long since abandoned the compact performance car segment, which has helped generate a small cult-like following among certain GM enthusiasts for the Cobalt SS.
For that reason, we think this like-new 2009 Chevy Cobalt SS sedan currently for sale via Cars and Bids should drum up quite a bit of interest here on GM Authority. This Summit White Cobalt SS has just 1,100 miles on the odometer, comes with a clean CarFax report and has never been involved in an accident. The engine oil, engine oil filter, and camshaft solenoid valves were also all replaced this month, as well. As a reminder, the Cobalt SS with the turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder engine was factory rated at 260 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque.
Not only is this rare Chevy Cobalt SS sedan in showroom condition, it also has extensive performance modifications include the optional factory Chevrolet Performance Stage Kit, a Hahn RaceCraft exhaust, Hahn downpipe, a short shifter, Injen cold air intake, Hawk HPS brake pads, a Powell Race Parts sway bar and D2 Racing coilovers. The only problems are a single scuff on each of the front and rear bumpers a minor issue where the first gear doesn’t always engage when the car is cold. This problem does not occur once the car has sufficiently warmed up.
Chevy produced just 759 examples of the Cobalt SS sedan in 2009, which was the only year the Cobalt SS was offered as a four-door. This is likely one of the cleanest examples left kicking and with just $7,500 worth of bids on it as of this writing, this just might be the perfect bargain-basement collector’s car for the thinking GM enthusiast.
Check out the listing at this link for additional information and photos before the auction closes next week.
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2009 was not the only year that the Cobalt SS was offered as a Sedan. I had a 2006 Cobalt SS Sedan…granted, it did not have the supercharged engine, but it was still 171hp out of the 2.4L engine.
I think they meant the last year it was offered
Not quite, 2009 was the only production year for a ‘real’ Cobalt SS sedan, with a turbo and manual transmission. The 2005-2007 Cobalt SS sedan went on to become the Cobalt Sport for 2008-2010, and were powered by a naturally aspirated 2.4-liter four-cylinder, and were available with automatic transmissions, unlike the SS which was manual-only. The non-2009 Cobalt SS sedans were also equipped with FE3 suspension setups, not FE5, didn’t have Brembo brakes, and other bits that make the cars distinctly different.
Showroom condition not with these modifications.
Rare car, nice car not showroom.
The Colbalt was a joke. It was a revived Calvalier.
Nothing like the Cavalier save for the interior feeling cheap and plastic.
This car smoked in-class competition and many out-classed competition too.
You sound mad bro. We can head to the dyno or the track and see who’s driving a joke. You pick where you want to eat your words and let me know 😉
Remember it’ll be super scrap around the 186,000 mark
I got 236,000+ miles on mine and she still runs like a champ
Never been abused, right. April fools was yesterday
Nice ride
I like my cobalt ss. It’s a daily driver with 52k miles. Not some over modified diva that sits in a show room. Other than new battery and new tires it is a true time capsule. Little car was purchased new and still runs and drives great. 260hp and 30mph is hard to beat
I just hit 120K on my 2009 SS Sedan. I also bought mine new.
I knew this was the only year they make a Turbocharged SS Sedan, but I didn’t know there were only 759 ever made. I’ve only ever seen one other one in the wild.
I caught the titular Cobalt on Doug Demuro’s site after my wife spotted it in one of his youtube videos. It sold at 15k, btw.
2008-10 Cobalt SS were performance bargains. They held the fastest FWD car title at the Car & Driver Lightning Lap for 10 years. The true SS were the ones engineered by GM Performance Division, including Camaro and TrailBlazer, with the little plaque under the hood. A sad day when GMPD was disbanded.
Cool car as a coupe, they handled pretty well considering their humble roots and that version of the EcoTec was strong stock and easily tweaked as this example was for more juice. But in the sedan body, particularly in white, it looks like a back row rental car or some government vehicle for the lowest rung of a city or county. That and the mods will keep a lid on the price. If this was a black or red coupe and was factory stick, I bet it would be a double this price easily by now.
$8500 is way too high for this car. More like $850.
This car isn’t fit to be souped up. It’s more a car for an elderly couple who would drive it 11,000 per year and that’s to the grocery store and back. Lol
It sold for 15k, fyi. There are higher-mileage, no where near as clean TC Cobalts SS selling for 7-9k elsewhere.
I am not quite elderly, I bought my 2009 TC Cobalt SS Sedan new, and still drive it. It’s not the best car ever, but it was a great value for the performance, and is still fun to drive as a daily driver.
I still drive my 09 cobalt. Had her since new. Left little car alone mechanically. Just maintainence parts. Looks and drives great. Too many modifications not necessary already has more power than tires will allow. Fool with them too much takes away drivability and reliability
Mines at 234,000 miles and still runs good- definitely not scrap
15k Still a good price for the miles. That car, while I prefer the coupe, was awesome. Too many haters who have never been in one.
Frankley, the car is a 26k vehicle new.
Revived Cavalier my a$$. I’ve owned both. The one thing I will say is that the interior is that came barbie doll plastic that the Cavalier was made out of. Felt very cheap. The powertrain though, slept on my tons of people. It is a beast.
13 second 1/4 right off the factory line and VERY easy to mod if you decide to. $700 dollars (at time it was new) would get the GM certified stage 1 retune and sensor kit… if I remember right I think it moved the car from the 265hp/265 torque into the 285/285 range at only 2,900 lbs curb weight.
Let them hate, this car was/is boss. Just a crappy radio and cheap feeling dash setup.
I too owned a cavalier. 2001 Cav 2.2 Ecotec, natural aspiration, that I bought gently used at 4,000 miles. ~$9,000 or $10,000 if i remember right. Beat on it. It was a work horse but nothing special at all.
Bought a 09 Cobalt SS/TC LNF brand new for $26/27k.
Stage 1 from GM and it runs like a R@$&d Ape.
Bull crap “revived Cavalier” it has (I still own and love it) a cheap barbie doll plastic interior like the Cavalier did bit that’s where the similarities end.
It handes better and out performs anything else in its class and many vehicles outside of its class too. People just mad that Chevy made a compact, limited run, high performance sports car that was better than more expensive competitors.
Jokes on them. My SS/TC is still on the road and will be for a long time if I have anything to say about it. No plans to sell it, that’s for sure.
I have a 2010 cobalt ss turbo that was the last year they made the sedan.